Can Sea Turtles predict hurricanes?

On a popular site www.wunderground.com, an Alabama Gulf Coast resident writes: “I live in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, just 15 miles from the direct path of Hurricane Ivan. I have a friend of mine who has been an in-shore charter boat captain in this area for 30 years. He has the answer to all the failed hurricane predictions we keep making. He told me that Sea Turtles have the answer.

Every year sea turtles start nesting around the first of June, unless a hurricane comes that year. Well, storms usually come after June, right? So how could they know? Well he stated in 2006 that I had nothing to worry about because the turtles were on point, even though hundreds of scientists had predicted the worst season in history. Well he made a believer out of me. 2006 nesting, 2005 no nesting, 2004 no nesting and so on. He said that when nesting, a hurricane will not hit within 200 miles of the area.”

Is it true?

According to Wunderground, Mr. Henry’s sea captain friend was right in 2007 and in June 2008, they asked Mr. Henry what the sea turtles were forecasting for the 2008 hurricane season. The forecast: the sea turtles are nesting, so no hurricanes in Gulf Shores, AL, Orange Beach, AL or on any of the Alabama, Mississippi, or nearby Florida Panhandle coasts this year. Thus, the sea turtles think the most westerly path over the Florida Panhandle favored by the NOGAPS model will not happen. We shall see! Should we trust the sea turtles?

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